Palpimanus subarmatus
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| Palpimanus subarmatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Palpimanidae |
| Genus: | Palpimanus |
| Species: | P. subarmatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Palpimanus subarmatus | |
Palpimanus subarmatus is a species of spider in the family Palpimanidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3]
Palpimanus subarmatus is known from two provinces in South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
The species is known only from the male. Colour carapace deep reddish, leg I reddish, remaining legs and pedipalps orange. Carapace with cephalic part strongly raised, its upper surface horizontal, descending almost vertically posteriorly to the thoracic striae.[3]
Posterior eye row straight to slightly recurved, laterals a little larger than the medians which are 3-4 times their own diameter apart and 1½ times as far from the laterals as from each other; median quadrangle much longer than wide and a little narrower in front than behind.[3]
Patella I along its upper surface considerably longer than tibia, considerably enlarged and triangular, its lower surface on the inner side with a sharp blackish keel ending distally in a blunt triangular point. Body size 8.7 mm.[3]
